1480 hopper topper

[tman]

We're thinking of putting a hopper extension on our 1480 IH. Does anyone know how much more grain those combines can handle?

[cchurch]

I'd be scared to put anymore grain into them. You might snap an axle or something.

[food4u]

Unless you have upgraded the rims DO NOT even think doing this. Used to own a 1480 that had been used in irrigated fields and had nothing but trouble with the rims( cracks and finally splits). Finally had to put new and heavier rims on it.

[tman]

Yeah I found a thread on the combineforum that's a few years old. This guy from SK posted a photo of a crack on his 9750 that he claims is from having the hopper extension. Slow and steady wins the race I think now.

[Hopperbin]

Tman the 1680s are breaking the rear axels and it happened to us, surprising to me it was only a half day down time looked much worse combine rolled back down hill and pushed up some dirt. You could strenthen that back axel first before it would break would be a good idea. Go for it, nothing to it. If it gets you back and forth on that half mile that is the plus.